Sheet metal curtain rod



Jan. 27, 1948.

B. M. WADKINS SHEET METAL CURTAIN ROD Filed; Feb. 12,, 1945 -lnuenfor B3 BerfMM adkins ffornegg Patented Jan. 27, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHEET METAL CURTAIN ROD Bert M. Wadkins, North Muskegon, Mich.

Application February 12, 1945-, Serial No. 577,492

1 Claim. 1- c Thi invention relates to a bracket, two of which, one at the upper end and at each side of a window are to be used for the hanging of window curtains, shades and drapes. It is an object and purpose of the present invention to provide a bracket of the character stated which is particularly sturdy and practical, easily and economically manufactured, and with the use of which drapes may be swung between two positions, in one of which they are parallel to and partially cover the shades and curtains carried by the bracket and the other of which the curtains and shades are uncovered. The invention and a preferred structure which I have built embodying the same may be understood from the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view partly in section showing the bracket of my invention and associated with it a novel curtain supporting rod.

Fig. 2 is a plan view, somewhat enlarged of the bracket illustrating its place of use, and

Fig. 3 is an end elevation.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the different figures of the drawing.

As previously mentioned, the bracket of my invention is to be secured, usually by means of screws adjacent the upper end and at each side of a window frame. The upper end portion and one side of a window frame is shown at I. The bracket includes a base plate 2 of sheet metal which bears against the face of the window frame, and through which the screws pass for attachment, and said base plate at its lower inner corner has an integral arm 3 bent at right angles therefrom, with an opening 4 for the reception of one end of a shade roller. At the opposite side of the base, a second arm 5 of greater length than the arm 3 is likewise bent at right angles to the base. Near its free end and extending downwardly from its upper edge, a slot is made for the reception of one end of a curtain supporting rod.

Also at the outer edge of the base plate 2 and above the arm 5 a third arm 6 of sheet metal is provided, hinged at its inner end at I to the base plate and adapted in one position to extend outwardly substantially parallel to the arm 5. It is located immediately above the arm 5 and a short distance outward therefrom, as shown in Fig. 2, and at its outer end is provided with a terminal section 8 bent at right angles therefrom.

To the outer side of the arm 6 a drapeholding rod is permanently secured. Said rod, which may be either solid or preferably of a tubular form, is preferably flattened at one end to make a section 9 which lies against the outer side of thearm 6 and is riveted or otherwise permanently secured thereto. The rod is then bent into a U-bend III and extended into a section I I parallel to the fiattened section 9 for a distance, then bent in a right angle curve I2, extending in a relatively long section I3 which at its free end preferably is directed upwardly as shown at I4. In one position, that shown in full lines in Fig. 2, and also that shown in Fig. 1, the arm 6 with the attached drape holding rod is located so that the sections I3 are substantially parallel to the face of the window frame. It may be swung through an arc of to the dash line position shown in Fig. 2, in which the drape holding section I3 is at right angles to the face of the frame I3 and is spaced outwardly a distance from the adjacent vertical edge of the window frame.

A second bracket of substantially identical structure is to be secured at the opposite vertical edge portion of the frame I, and between the arms 3 of the two brackets a shade roller I5 may be mounted, it of course being understood that the opening 4 in the arm 3 for one of the brackets will be replaced by a slot to receive the noncircular projection which is at one end of the roller. Between the arms 5 a curtain carrying rod of the proper length is disposed and mounted in the vertical slots adjacent the free ends of said arms 5. The novel curtain carrying rod is preferably made of sheet metal formed into a reinforcing substantially circular shape in cross section, as indicated at I6, longitudinally at its upper edge, from which front and rear sections I1 and I8 extend downwardly in surface contact with each other. One of said sections as IT, is reversely bent at its lower edge to make a U-shaped portion I9, receiving and gripping the lower edge portions of the section I8. Also at each end of the curtain carrying rod a tongue 20 (Figs. 2 and 3) may be bent at right angles from the end of the part I9 to bear against the outer side of its associated arm 5.

With a pair of brackets of the structure described installed on a window as indicated, the shade may be carried on the shade roller I5, curtain supported by the rod I6 and drapes suspended from the rod sections I3. The curtain carrying rods preferably will be made in various standard lengths for the different widths of windows. The drapes when the bracket is in the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3 will extend partially across the window, parts 8 serving as guards against the drape becoming ntangled with the arms 5 or with the curtains. It is also apparent the scope of the appended claim areto bacon-V sidered as comprehended by my invention.

I claim:

ly extending supporting arm comprising, an up per reenforeing head with integral flanges ex- A curtain rod of sheet metal adaptedtq be car ried at each end in a vertical slot era horizontaltending downwardly from said head alongside each other, one of said flanges at its free edge portion being turned back upon itself to receive the free edge portion of the other flange.

BERT M. WADKINS.

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